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 The <code>PromptingTextInput</code> component is a small enhancement to
 standard <code>TextInput</code>.  It adds the ability to specify a prompt
 value that displays when the text is empty, similar to how the prompt
 property of the <code>ComboBox</code> behaves when there is no selected value.
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<td class="summaryTablePaddingCol">&nbsp;</td><td class="summaryTableInheritanceCol">&nbsp;</td><td class="summaryTableSignatureCol"><a class="signatureLink" href="#prompt">prompt</a> : String<div class="summaryTableDescription"> 
  The string to use as the prompt value
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  A format string to specify how the prompt is displayed.</div>
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  Override the behavior of text so that it doesn't take into account
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<code>displayAsPassword:Boolean</code>&nbsp;&nbsp;[read-write]<span class="label">Implementation</span>
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<code>prompt:String</code>&nbsp;&nbsp;[read-write]<p> 
  The string to use as the prompt value
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<code>promptFormat:String</code>&nbsp;&nbsp;[read-write]<p> 
  A format string to specify how the prompt is displayed.  This is typically
  an HTML string that can set the font color and style.  Use <code>[prompt]</code>
  within the string as a replacement token that will be replaced with the actual
  prompt text.
  
  The default value is "&lt;font color="#999999"&gt;&lt;i&gt;[prompt]&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/font&gt;"
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<code>public var text:String</code><p>
  Override the behavior of text so that it doesn't take into account
  the prompt.  If the prompt is displaying, the text is just an empty
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<code>public function PromptingTextInput()</code><p>
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